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Nancy Zabe (United States)

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Total aflatoxin testing in complete feeds - Afla-V ONE LIVE Demonstration!

Nancy Collette and Emma Myers from VICAM's technical services team demonstrate Afla-V ONE lateral flow strip test capabilities for total aflatoxin testing in complete feeds...

Peter Surai (United Kingdom)

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Why do we associate chronic or sensitivity to diseases with mycotoxins?

Mycotoxins can actually compromise gut’s microbiota and its chemical, physical and immunological barrier. Hear what Dr. Peter Surai has to say about it...

Jae-Hyuk Yu (United States)

Technical publication

Controlling aflatoxin contamination and propagation of Aspergillus favus by a soy-fermenting Aspergillus oryzae strain

Aflatoxins (AFs) are a group of carcinogenic and immunosuppressive mycotoxins that threaten global food safety. Globally, over 4.5 billion people are exposed to unmonitored levels of AFs. Aspergillus favus is the major source of AF contamination...

Edgar Manuel Cambaza (Japan)

Technical publication

A Glance at Aflatoxin Research in Mozambique

Aflatoxins are undoubtedly the most studied mycotoxins in Mozambique, especially aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1 ). This is due to records of local epidemiological associations between this toxin and hepatic cancer [1], and export restrictions...

Edgar Manuel Cambaza (Japan)

Technical publication

The Use of Colors as an Alternative to Size in Fusarium graminearum Growth Studies

Size-based fungal growth studies have limitations. For example, the growth in size stops in closed systems once it reaches the borders and poorly describes metabolic status, especially in the stationary phase. This might lead mycotoxin studies to...

Alejandro Ortega-Beltran (United States)

Technical publication

Aflatoxin-producing fungi associated with pre-harvest maize contamination in Uganda

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) of Uganda has developed, released, and promoted over 20 improved maize varieties. However, maize produced in Uganda is prone to aflatoxin contamination, and sometimes it harbors dangerous...

Consuelo Agulló (Spain)

Technical publication

Chemical strategies for triggering the immune response to the mycotoxin patulin

In the field of mycotoxin monitoring, immunoanalytical techniques, i.e., those based on the use of antibodies as specific recognition elements, are widely implemented in laboratories worldwide, and a high number of immunodiagnostic companies are...

Arpád Dobolyi (Hungary)

Technical publication

The mycotoxin deoxynivalenol activates GABAergic neurons in the reward system and inhibits feeding and maternal behaviours

Mycotoxins represent a significant health challenge to animals and humans, too, as they may be digested with infected cereals, such as wheat, barley, rye, rice, and maize. Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of the most abundant...

Peter Surai (United Kingdom)

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Is binding enough to protect animals against mycotoxins?

Dr. Peter Surai, Professor. Vitagene and Health Research Center, UK, responds to this question in this video...

Patricia Jackson (United States)

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Afla V ONE 5 - 300 ppb Method for Total Aflatoxin Detection in Complete Feeds and Pet Food

Afla-V ONE is the world's first single-calibration lateral flow strip test method able to detect total aflatoxins in just minutes for complete feeds and pet foods. Designed for use with the Vertu TOUCH lateral flow strip test reader, Afla-V ONE...

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